Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Healthcare organizations are continuing to push the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rethink its coverage policy for anti-obesity medications. | Critics say that the view CMS has of certain anti-obesity medications is outdated and could be covered under Medicare Part D.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Kentucky ranks fifth in the U.S. for adults with hypertension, many of whose condition is not controlled. Untreated high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health problems. THE PROBLEM The traditional approach of seeing a patient in the office, prescribing medication, advising them on lifestyle changes to make, having them check their blood pressure at home and report back, has fallen short, said Dr.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Costco is joining retail competitors Walgreens, Walmart and CVS Health by expanding its healthcare footprint. | The big-box retailer teamed up with startup Sesame to offer special discount pricing to Costco members on a broad range of outpatient medical care services, including telehealth visits.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Agency scientists flagged numerous issues with Brainstorm’s stem cell treatment ahead of a high-profile Wednesday meeting of expert FDA advisers.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
President Joe Biden signed into law Friday a bipartisan bill that overhauls the country’s organ transplant system by increasing competition among contractors and paving the way for additional fundi | The bipartisan bill ends nearly four decades of an effective monopoly held by a third-party contractor and opens the door for more funding and network reforms floated by HRSA earlier this year.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Home hospitalisation, tech-enabled preventive care, and genomic data-driven personalised care are some of the emerging trends in care in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr Deok-Hyun Han, Vice CMIO of Samsung Medical Center, Oscar Lee, professor and vice superintendent of China Medical University Hospital, Low Cheng Ooi, associate professor and CTO of Sheares Healthcare, and Dr Mohammad Adib Khumaidi, president of the Indonesian Medical Association, sat together in the closing panel discussion " Th
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Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
AI & ML Intelligence As health systems deploy AI – using it for everything from simple process automations, to helping reduce provider burden, to advanced clinical decision support models, to expanding the possibilities of patient care – they're confronting some key challenges such as algorithmic bias, model transparency and sometimes clinician mistrust.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
While digital health still holds plenty of promise in healthcare, the lack of cohesion between Medicare, Medicaid and commercial health plans about just what digital services should be covered is a | Just how commercial plans cover digital health codes varies greatly, often leaving physicians confused about treatment options and patients uncertain about what they’ll have to pay for those services, according to the issue brief.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The Catholic health system reported another round of layoffs, this time affecting ancillary, support and overhead positions.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Black patients are more often physically restrained in emergency departments than white patients and those of all other races are, thereby increasing their risk of physical and psychological harm a | The disproportionate frequency of physical restraints puts Black patients at risk of physical and mental adverse harm, researchers said while advocating increased investigation into any potential role individual, institutional and structural mechanisms of racism may play in the trend.
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Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Three in four nurses working in hospitals care about the success of their institution — “they show up and gown up…yet only 57% feel a sense of ownership in their hospitals, leaving leaders to expect 100% quality to be delivered by about half of the nursing workforce.” This is the key finding in a study from PRC on the implications of nurses’ dis-engagement from their work.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
By Michael Meucci, President and CEO, Arcadia | Market insights from HIMSS and Arcadia uncover data analytics priorities, opportunities, and challenges for health systems.
Bill Of Health
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
By Ashley Shew Far too often, when people write and talk about technology and disability, stories are deeply shaped by ableism. Often when devices are painted as “solving the problem of disability” or “empowering disabled people,” they suggest that being disabled is itself a problem, and that people should try to be as nondisabled as possible. But pretending to be nondisabled is not a great way to live — to be in hiding or denial, to not give your body and mind the rest they deserve, to hurt you
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
When home care agencies talk about the importance of recruitment and retention, the focus is generally on caregivers. However, creating a sustainable workforce model – one that promotes retention up and down the ladder of an agency – is about more than just the caregivers. “When we’ve taken a [closer] look at how we can really move the needle, the low-hanging fruit between recruitment and retention is retention,” Michelle Cone, senior vice president of training and brand programs at HomeWell Car
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HKLaw
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Federal fiscal year for 2024 begins on Oct. 1, 2023, and if appropriations bills have not been enacted before that date, and a temporary funding measure has not been enacted, a gap in appropriations will occur.
Healthy Debate
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The post Citizen engagement vital if we are to solve our primary-care crisis: OurCare Nova Scotia panelists appeared first on Healthy Debate.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
What You Should Know: – Laguna Health , an AI-powered care management platform launched its Caregiver Companion app, a fully-digital care experience for caregivers supporting patients throughout their post-hospital care journeys. – The app provides caregivers with greater visibility into the patient’s care pathway and access to the patient’s digital-first care team so caregivers can more easily manage the health and well-being of patients.
Cloud Blogs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Healthcare organizations face many challenges in today’s dynamic and complex environment. They need to meet the evolving needs and expectations of patients, cope with the shortage and burnout of healthcare workers, and improve their financial performance. At Microsoft we are committed to addressing the multitude of challenges impacting healthcare organizations.
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HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
What You Should Know: CirrusMD , a leading provider of scalable virtual care announced a national expansion of ongoing work with the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). This continuing work includes the expansion of VA Health Chat , which is provided to Veterans by CirrusMD on behalf of the VA, through its agreement with the prime contract holder, Iron Bow Technologies.
Healthcare Leadership
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
As we march towards the final HCLDR Tweetchat on October 31st 2023, we are taking the opportunity to use these final chats to look back and reflect on what this community has achieved together. I thought this week we could share stories about the connections we have made through HCLDR. Join our chat on Tuesday September 26th at 8:30pm ET (for your local time click here ).
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Health system and hospital leaders are increasingly seeing more opportunities in the home. Organizations like Upstate University Hospital and Intermountain Health exemplify the more active role that health systems and hospitals are taking when it comes to shifting care into the home. Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content.
NASHP
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is pleased to announce a re new ed three -year initiative to continue work supporting the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Act Family Caregiving Advisory Council. This Council released the nation’s first whole-of-society National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers in 2022.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The home- and community-based services provider BrightSpring Health Services once again is planning to go public. Backed by the PE firm KKR, BrightSpring originally planned to raise $800 million in an IPO. In November of 2022, it ultimately decided against that course of action. Now, an IPO – this time with a goal of raising $1 billion – is back in play.
NASHP
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) experience higher rates of infant mortality, many chronic conditions (including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease), and behavioral health conditions. During the pandemic, higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and death also disparately impacted AI/AN. The rural nature of most reservations, provider shortages, lack of culturally relevant care, and Indian Health Service funding that, historically, has not met AI/AN health needs, all cont
HIStalk
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
I’m not sure what the universe is trying to tell.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
According to a paper by Smith et al. 2023 , the answer is ‘no’ The authors use data from AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Data, Hospital Cost Reporting Information System Data, Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System Data, and American Hospital Association Annual Survey for 15 states between 2008 to 2014.
Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA
Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.
NASHP
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Background Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been greater attention to state-level public health authority, including legislative and judicial challenges to the ability of states to require vaccinations as a condition of employment or school attendance. Concurrently, large gaps in childhood vaccination rates across the U.S. have persisted — and in some cases worsened — with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting for the second year in a row that the nation
Triage Health Law
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
With breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (“AI”), the healthcare industry has experienced rapid development. Since 2016, China has issued a series of relevant policies, including the “Internet+” Artificial Intelligence Three-Year Action and Implementation Plan, Guiding Opinions on Promoting and Regulating the Application and Development of Big Data in Health and Medical Care and the “Healthy China 2030” Blueprint.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link] Emily Undajon, the senior vice president of strategic operations at Right at Home, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.
Life Qi
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Choosing the right SPC chart is a critical part of any improvement project because it allows organisations to effectively monitor and control their processes. A well-chosen SPC chart helps in identifying process variations, detecting abnormalities, and making informed decisions to improve quality and achieve desired outcomes. On the other hand, if you pick the wrong chart, the control limits will not be correct for your data.
Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend
Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.
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